AsiaNews: Political figures and civilians employed by the Israeli army are against their prime minister and his proposal to punish the Palestinians for daring to launch a unity government, after the reconciliation of Fatah and Hamas.
An initial harsh response from Israeli government was published a few days ago with the decision to resume the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Benjiamin Netanyahu also asked civil service officials to come forward with proposals on how to penalize the Palestinians. The officials, who are employed with the Israeli army, are in charge of different aspects of life in the Occupied Territories: water, electricity, transport, health, archeology, industry, environment.
According to Israeli media, four days ago, Netanyahu called them to ask them how to make life more difficult for the Palestinians. To his surprise, one of them – then supported by the majority – refused to enact sanctions on the civilian population because it “would destroy the true raison d’être of the employees, which is to serve the Palestinian population.” Read more here.
